Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1887-06-30
CROPS In IOWA.
The Principal Crops Promise an Abund.
ant Yield.
Statement Of their Condition from Dat
Collected by the Secretary OF tho
State Agricultural Society.

Collected by the Secretary OF tho
State Agricultural Society.
Winter wheat-Slight increase Of acre
age in certain localities. Two hundred
and ninety-tive reports place its condition
at 90 per cent.
Spring wheat-446 correspondents re.
port an increase, 4l9 decrease. The S65
reports show decreased area of per
cent, amounting to 50,S4l acres. Com.
pared with the figures of 1885, the total
area is 3, 400, 24S acres; estimated product
80, 595, 900 bushels. The condition of the
crop from 9S4 reports is 80 per cent
Adams, Benton, Cass, Decateur, Fayette,
Greene, Guthrie. Linn, Shelby and Potta
wattamie counties report the presence OF
chintz bugs. In some localities in i'm
mense numbers, but as yet no material
damage done.
Corn-791 correspondents report an in.
crease of area, 14S a decrease. The figures
show an increase for the state of It pei
cent. Compared with the acreage of 1886
would give total area of 1881, 000
acres, with tho favorable weather that
now prevails continuing throughout the
season the yield is placed at 256, 500, 400
bushels; condition of crop from 1861 re,
ports is ia per cent. The earliest date
of planting March 20th) is reported from
certain townships in Boone county; De
catur and Ida counties March 2Sth; Cass,
Des Moines, Montgomery. Mills, Van
Buren,, Washington, Wapello, and War.
rem counties April list. The latest plant.
ing IS reported from Crawford, Clinton,
and Clay counties, May 10th to 10Th. Ger,
tain localities in the counties of Apanoose,
Clarke, Delaware, Johnson, Keokuk, Linn
Mitchell, Pattawattamie, Van Buren, and
Wapello report that cut worms have done
much damage to planting on timothy sod
Many fields have been replanted the
third time. :
Broom Corn-00 reports show dc:
creased area compared with 1885 Of 4 pei
cent. Condition of crop from 124 cores
pondents is 95 per cent.
Sorghum-253 correspondents report an
increase of area and 26S decrease. The
figures show decrease of 9 per cent for
the state; 597 report its condition at %
per cent.
Winter Rye-Shows a decrease Of 4 per
cent in acreage, 1927 correspondents show
ing an increase and 283 decrease Its
condition from 697 reports 81 per cent
Spring Rye-71 reports show an in.
creased area of per cent, and its condi-
ton from so reports 81 per cent.
Winter Barley-But little attention paid
to the crop; only 10 reports, condition n
per cent.
Spring Barley-Shows decrease OF
Il per cent in acreage $50 correspondents
report an increase of area, lat decrease;
condition Of crops from 462 correspond
ents, SO per cent. In Clinton county
many fields of this grain have been pillow.
ed up, the crop being ruined by chinch
bugs.
Oats-723 correspondents report an in
crease of area, 136 decrease The
figures show an incrcase>of 3 per cent
compared with former years. The acreage
is 2, 432, $3.50 acres. The condition of the
crops reported by 1855 correspondents is
90 per cent. Many complain that the
crops will be short.
Flax-1A reports show an increase, 305
a decrease for the State. The figures
show a decrease of per cent. This
would give a total acreage Of 271, 1G1
acres. The condition of the crop from
451 reports, Is sc per cent The crop is
somewhat injured by drouth.
Timothy-905 correspondents, report
ing an increase and decrease Of acreage,
show an increase of per cent. The con-
dition Of the crop, reported by 1908 cor
respondents, is IS per cent Drouth has
materially affected the crop. The pro-
duct is estimated at one and half million
tons less than in 1886.
Clover-587 correspondents report an
increase acreage, 269 decrease. The de
creased acreage is per cent, and its con-
dition from 1,010 reports is 70 per cent.
The counties Of Clinton, Franklin and
Keokuk, report the crop badly winter
killed and many fields plowed up and
planted to corn.
Millet-278 correspondents report an
increase and decrease. The figures show
decrease in acreage Of per cent. Con-
dition of crop from 252 reports is "a per
cent
Irish Potatoes-292 correspondents re-
port an increase in area and 131 de-
crease. The figures show a decreased
acreage of two per cent, or $3.50 acres.
compared with that of 1886. Condition
of crop reported by 1,040 is 90 per cent.
Sweet Potatoes-2S4 reports give the
acreage the same as last year. 523 re.
ports give the condition of crop at "a
per cent
Apples-915 reports give the condition
Of the crop at II per cent Reports from
Davis county state that worms are de-
stroying the crop; Shelby and Wright
counties, drouth and late frosts have al
most ruined the crop.
Peaches-29 repors give the condition
at IA per cent.
Pears-9S reports give condition at II
per cent.
Piums-7ss reports give the condition
at 70 per cent.
Grapes-924 reports give the condition
at S5i per cent.
Currants-9S5 reports give the condi-
ton at 73i per cent.
Raspberrics-997 reports give the con-
dition at 81 per cent.
Strawberries-1,01 Ola reports give the
condition at rs per cent.
Blackberries-8l6 reports give the con-
dition at n per cent.
Gooseberries-S96 reports give condi.
ton at n per cent. All small fruits in
jured by the drouth.
Liye stock-Some few cases of CLAN
ders reported in horses and cholera prev
alcnt among hogs in various localities in
the state.
Cattle-1,0 correspondents give their
condition at 9S per cent.
Hogs-l,0l4 correspondents give their
condition at 81 per cent.
Sheep-7Sl correspondents give theiI
condition at 98t per cent.
Horscs-1,OO2 correspondents give
their condition at 1902 per cent.
Condition of soil reported by 1,120
correspondents is 1l5 per cent 10 per
cent better than former year.